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Sport grades 'higher' than trad? 19-Jul-2012 At 10:18:53 AM muki

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What I love about climbing is that every climb is different and every climber climbs differently, some bolted climbs have scared me to the point where I start talking myself through the trauma, others are follow the dots, some trad climbs have left mental scars, where others are fond memories, I, like others, climb both trad and sport to an equal level, but not all climbs are equal in there grading, I agree with those that have said that some sport climbs are graded softer than trad climbs, this is a direct affect of those grading for the pump of lugging a rack and placing the gear, as it should, those that are confident & quick at placing wiggly stuff sometimes forget this in there subsequent grading of the climb, and those that follow in the FA's footsteps to verify the grade might be the same.
Ultimately, the head game is something that you can't accurately allow for in the grading of a climb, it's so subjective, and affects everyone so differently e.g. those that have stated that unless the gear is above their heads its not a comfortable experience !